"THOSE WHO RIDE STRAIGHT" 



NORMAN and his wife and I have kept 

 this story well. It is far too sacred to 

 us to risk having it taken lightly, or 

 in ridicule. It is just as much a part 

 of our lives as anything else, perhaps more. 



Not one of us three has ever doubted for an 

 instant. If I exist, if Norman and his wife exist, 

 then the following facts are true beyond contro- 

 versy : 



Trotter came from England to this country 

 some ten years ago, settled down not far from 

 here, and within a month everybody felt as if 

 they had known him always. It doesn't take 

 long to get acquainted in any hunting community, 

 but besides that Trotter was one of those men 

 you run across occasionally that both men and 

 women like. 



There was something about Trotter that radi- 

 ated both strength and confidence. When any 

 one felt worried or troubled they invariably sought 

 out Trotter, and merely sitting near him and 

 hearing him talk in his quiet, convincing way, 

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